- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Female equal, male N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Gulf is male illegal, female legal.
Men can receive 3 to 14 years of imprisonment under Criminal Code 1974. The legislation lists homosexuality under "Unnatural Offenses" and "Indecent Practices Between Males."
Same-sex marriage in Gulf is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Gulf is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Gulf is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Gulf is legal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gulf is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Gulf is illegal in some contexts.
-National Public Service Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy (2013).
-Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for Project Implementers (2020) issued by the Climate Change and Development Authority.
-Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy (2023) issued by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
-Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy (2024) issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture.
-The Data Governance and Data Protection Policy (2024) issued by the DICT.
LGBT employment discrimination in Gulf is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Gulf is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Gulf is illegal.
Intersex infant surgery in Gulf is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Gulf is don't ask, don't tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in Gulf is legal.
Conversion therapy in Gulf is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Gulf is female equal, male n/a.